Hello, my name is Rob Bayliss. I'm married to my lovely wife, Clare, and we live in the gorgeous county of Somerset with our two wonderful kids and our adopted Patterdale Terrier.I've always had a love of history (and Anglo Saxon history in particular) and through the wonder of social media I found mutual aficionados of the subject. Always ravenous of books of historical fiction, I found myself guided by Facebook friends to The Review. Here, as the name suggests, books are reviewed, discussed and word of them spread far and wide amongst a supportive network of readers and writers. Through the Review I have been made aware of, and subsequently read , a wide variety of books outside my usual comfort zone of historical fiction and fantasy.Speaking of which, inspired by writers I met in this virtual reading room, and at a loose end one day, I started writing myself. I find writing now one of the most enjoyable hobbies possible and when people enjoy what you have written, well, there are few feelings that compare to it. Last year I self published The Sun Shard, a fantasy set in an alternative renaissance world and I am currently working on the sequel; The Dark Gods. Just for fun I've also started a blog where I can reminisce, shoot the wind or perhaps indulge in a short story or two.My fantasy Author Page can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flint-Steel-Fire-Shadow/207886762713911Twitter: https://twitter.com/?lang=en-gbMy Blog Page: http://sunshard.blogspot.co.uk